CULT:Show Bench Conformity
- To: iris-talk@onelist.com
- Subject: CULT:Show Bench Conformity
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 10:35:54 EDT
From: StorYlade@aol.com
In a message dated 5/3/1999 9:32:52 PM Central Daylight Time,
wmoores@watervalley.net writes:
<< Betty, this came up in your region. Maybe, Memphis is too far away
from the rest of the region; however, one of the judges was from
Middle Tennessee, not too far from you.
Walter in Baja Tennessee
>>
Yes, there are people in region 7 that are blinded by the Dykes award and the
beauty of Conjuration. I'm not a plicata person, but it even impresses me.
It won "Best Specimen" last year, within the region, with no appendages at
all. It was a beautiful stalk, just not as introduced. I didn't mean to
imply that all (maybe I shouldn't have used the word consensus) agree with
the group to which I refer.
There are those that are so 'liberal' minded that they think any flower that
is 'pretty' should win without regard to the introduced or 'typical' form.
Keeping in mind that introduced or 'typical' form may not be the same, this
gets complicated. However, in my humble opinion, an iris should perform as
introduced to be voted "Best Specimen." If the specimen consistently
performs different from stated in the R & I, the description should be
officially changed. There! I've committed myself, AND stuck my neck on the
proverbial chopping block.
Some guidelines must be followed, or we are back to voting for an iris just
because we like it. Or because it takes a pretty picture.
Another question that plagues, maybe irritates is a better term, a portion of
the iris growing community is the interpretation of well grown. If a grower
produces a stalk that is 8 inches taller than stated in the R & I with blooms
a third bigger than normal, is the grower to be penalized for growing the
iris too well?
Oh, the fun of show bench judging!
Betty in Bowling Green, KY where NONE of the Walmart irises are true to their
names. (Two left to bloom) Another lesson learned.
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